Sunday the Raiders have a tough test in Miami against a Dolphins team with some serious speed and talent on offense. They need all hands on deck. But it appears one of their top defenders may not be available to them.
CB Nate Hobbs injury update
Hobbs went out with an ankle injury against the Bengals before the Bye and was carted off the field. He hasn’t practiced this week at all and head coach Antonio Pierce said he is doubtful to play in the game.
UPDATE: Hobbs has officially been ruled OUT for the game.
Cornerback depth chart
The next man up at slot receiver will be Darnay Holmes who the Raiders signed off waivers just prior to the start of the season.
“Darnay is obviously familiar with the scheme. I’m familiar with him from way back in the day. He’s done a good job of just getting acclimated on special teams and obviously defensively he had a bigger role last week. If Nate is not able to go, that role will be covered.”
Holmes was a fourth round pick by the Giants back in 2020 out of UCLA and spent the past four seasons in New York, appearing in 63 games with 11 starts.
Pierce is likely familiar with Holmes having coached High School ball at Long Beach Poly while Holmes attended Calabasas High and then from coaching in the Pac-12 at Arizona State while Holmes was at UCLA.